16,192 ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14,513
- 2016: 16,163
- 2021: 16,192
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Port Melbourne
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Port Melbourne than in most similar areas, with a typical age of 43. The population has grown by 12% since 2011, now totaling 16,192 people.
16,192
▲ +11.6%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Melbourne — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is now 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 5 years since 2011.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Older than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.2% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 17.3%.
17.3% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Melbourne splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.9%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.5% ▲ +104.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Port Melbourne splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Port Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051130/port-melbourne/topic/demographics-identity